Vanity for automobile compartments



Aug. 27, 1946. s. J. wlNsLow VANITY FOR AUTOMOBILE COMPARTMENTS FiledAug. 17, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 .3^ 7X. 7 /Z l 1&1 Tf: IL l l www Aug-27, 1946-y s. J. wlNsLow 2,406,450

VANITY FOR AUTOMOBILE COMPARTMENTS Filed Aug. 17, 1945 2 sheets-sheet 2Patented Aug. 27 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE f2,4o6,450 `f VANITYFQRAUTOMOBILE CMPRTKMENTS Y Y I Y :Samuel lJ, Winslow, Providence-itl! YApplication August 17, 1945, Serial No; 611033 (clim- 79) v 3 Claims.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in vanities forautomobiles and moreparticularly'to a vanity that may be secured withinthe glove compartmentin the dash-board'ormay be fitted in anycompartment that issituated in the back ofthe front seat, of anautomobile.-

One of the objects of thepresent invention is to provide a vanity whichconsists-of an outercasing or boxr'like structure thatmay be fastened tothe bottom of a compartment, and in this casing will be a metal slidewhich, in turn, carries on its top a mirror frame and looking glass sothat when the slide` is `pulled out ofr the gcasing,A the mirror and its`frame may be elevated and then the slide pulled back to arrangethedesired angle of the mirror and its frame. Also, carried by thisslide on its under surface is a drawer in which may be tted a powderpuff, rouge, lip stick or any other small articles.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a vanitywherein thesame may be secured in the glove compartment of the automobile so that amirror can bepropped into place by pulling outa slide and then p-ushingin the slide so that the'mirror may be arranged at the desiredangle; andwherein if it is further desired to use, a lip stick or powder puit, thesame is readily accessible by pulling out the drawer carried by theslide. v

On the other hand, to close the vanity it is only necessary to pull outthe slide until the mirror frame can drop down to position and then theslide andV mirror are pushed backr into the casing. .f Still anotherobject of theV invention is to provide a vanity where if it is notdesired to pull out the mirror, just the drawer carried by the slide maybe pulled out and anything removed and then the drawer pushed back intoits casing.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a vanity that ismade up o f severalmetal parts that may be readily and easily stampedfrom stock and also quickly assembled so that the man- ,r

is supported whenfthe slide is tion;- M Y Fig. 3His a cross-sectionalview taken on'line 3-30fFig.2; -v Fig. 4 is a similar` sectional viewtaken online 4--IofFig.2; I Fig. 5 is a perspective offthe top cover; Y1 Fig. 6 is a perspective of the mirror frame;. f f Fig. 7 is aperspective of the slide; l'

Fig; 8 is a perspective of the drawer; and Fig, 9 is a perspective ofthe casing on -which the coverits. Y l Referring now more particularlyto theseveral views and for the moment to Fig. 9, there is shown thebox-like casing I which is provided vwith a bottomZ, rear wall 3, andthe two like `side walls 4; VAlso, -at the frontrof the casing may beseen the two `front piecesiifand 6 asthe remainder of the frontis cutout topermit the drawer toslide throughthe front as will be shortlymentioned. lThe bottom2 is provided with two oppositelylocatedlongitudinal slots 'I'(see Fig. 3) so that in its outerposithelfslide 4shortly to be-mentioned may moveback Also, on thetwoside` walls 4 there are formed l the little tongues 9 that arestamped out, which will -ilt into receptive openings in the cover `4Il)now tobe described. Y l v v Referring to Fig. 5, where the cover I0 isseen in detail, there is the top I0 and there will be the rearwall IIand the side walls I2 while the front.- wall. is cut` away to just leavethe small opposite portions I3 which cover part of the front walls 5 and6 of the casing as shown in Fig.`1;

.Ihave not shown any means of fastening this casing to the bottom of acompartment in an automobile but any suitable means may be `used such assmall boltsandwashers (not shown) Reference is now madeto the-slide I4which is clearlyjshown in `Fig.v 7. This consists of a atmetalstrip'with the two downwardly extend-y It was@ tnesfdodfraeach 1mg4as' closing the drawer.

bent inwardly at the start, but is originally in a vertical position andafter being passed into the slot 1, it is bent upwardly as shown in Fig,7 so that this shoe contacts on the inner and outer surfaces of thebottom 2 of the casing, as illustrated in Fig. 3. Thus, when these lugportions I8 of the ears I5 are once fitted in place in the slots 1 ofthe casing, the slide can be moved into and out of the casing but cannotbe removed therefrom. n

This slide I4 is also provided with the outer extending Ytracks I9 onits opposite sides, andY Also, may be seen the small ears 22 near the l`forward end of the track which prevent the small drawer from tiltingdownwardly when the drawer is at the outer end of the slide.

Referring now to Fig. 6, there may be seen the mirror frame 23 which isslightly greater in widthbut Yless in .length than the slide I4, and isprovided with the up-turned lips 24 on its sides so that after themirror 25 (see Fig. 2) is placed in the frame,V these lips may be turneddown to hold the mirror. f Theiorward end of the frame is provided witha row of hinge eyelets 26' that cooperate with the eyelets after which apintle f or rod 21 is passed through the eyelets in the usual manner sothatl the mirror frame can tilt with relation to its slide, and rest o-nthe slide Iand ledges 8 when not in use.

` Referring now to Fig. 8, there may be seen the small metal drawer 21which has the inwardly turned ledges 28 or tracks that in turn t overthe tracks I9 on the slide I4. These ledges 28 lare formed along theentire upper edge of the `side walls 29 of the drawer and it will benoticed `that the rear wall 3i! is cut out as at 3| so that whenassembling or fitting the drawer to the slide I4, the tracks I9 of theslide I4'may be fitted `through these openings 3| and under the ledges28 and the drawer moved into position.

' After the drawer is in position, two lips 32 that have been previouslycut in the top surface of the slide 4 are pressed downwardly to formstops Yso that when the drawer is pulled out with relation to theslides, the two lips 32 will impinge lagainst the rear wall' and preventthe drawer from being removed from the slide. f

On the front Ywall 33 of the drawer will be the drawer pull 34 forconvenience of opening and After the slide I4, the mirror frame 23, anddrawer 21 are tted within the casing I, the cover IU will be :fitted andthe small etongues' 9 may be `fitted within the openings 35 in the coverI0 to complete the assembling of the vanity.

Also, as may be seen in Fig. 2 on the bottom of Jthe casing may be smallrubber feet or washers 36 so that when the vanityris fastened on a sup-Y port, the shoes I8 on the ears |5'of the slide I4 4will beunobstructed. Y The operation ofthe vanity is exceedingly simple.supposing it is desired to just'pull out the `drawer 21-the drawer pull34 will be grasped and the drawer sliding on its supporting tracks AI9of the Vslide I4 and the bottom of the casing Vmay be readily pulled outand any article removed or placed Ywithin the drawer, after whichv thedrawer'will be again moved inwardly Von its sup-v porting tracks I9. InVthis instance the slide I4 `has remained, stationary within its casing.

parting in any way from the Vspirit or scope of Now, if it is desired toutilize the mirror 25, the slide pull 2| will be grasped in the fingersand pulled outwardly and the guiding shoes I8 operating in the slot 1permits the slide to be pulled outwardly with a free and easy motion.

The slide will be pulled outwardly to its fullest extent to thus permitthe shorter mirror frame 23 to be free of the top casing as shown inFig. 2. The mirror frame 23 will then be raised by the hand and theslide I4 again pushed inwardly until the mirror frame 23 rests againstthe forward edge of the top or cover I0. The slide may then be pushedstill slightly inwardly and outwardly until the desired tilt of themirror is obtained. Of course, when the slide has been pulled out, ithas carried the drawer 21 with it and if it is desired to removesomething from the drawer, the Ydrawer 21' may then be pulled outwardlyon its slide I4 as previously mentioned.

To again close the vanity, the slide I4 is pulled out toV its fullestextent, the mirror frame 23 dropped until it rests on its slide and thedrawer;

glass mirror may be readily stamped from stock material and the partsreadily assembled and secured so that after the`article is onceassembled, it will withstand considerable usage. i

YThe vanity may be made of relatively cheap L` metal and thennickelplatedor chromium plated to provide a neat appearance. f 7 l Manyslight changes may be made without( dethe invention. Y

Having thus described the same, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

v from the slide; the pivoted frame capable ofK-being supported againstthe forward end fof the casing when pulled out from the casing andraisedk from its normal position; and the drawer Vslide ably movablewith relation to both the casing and Yits slide.

2. A vanity for automobiles including a casing having a front opening, ahorizontal slide mounted in said casing for movement in and out of frameadapted to rest against the forward end of the casing after the slideand drawer have been pulled outwardly, the mirror elevated andthe slidereturned within the casing, the angularity of the tilting mirror framedepending on the dise tance that the slide is positioned outwardly fromthe forward end of the casing.

3. A vanity for automobiles including a casing having a front opening, ahorizontal slide mounted in said casing for movement in and out of saidopening, means for guiding the slide and holding it against removal fromsaid casing, a tiltable mirror frame and mirror pivoted to the forwardedge of the slide, tracks on the bottom of the slide, a drawer slideablymounted in said tracks, means for preventing the removal of the drawerfrom its slide, the drawer capable of movement both with the slide andindependent thereof, and the mirror frame being adapted to rest againstthe forward edge of the top of the casing when the mirrorframe is whollyout of the casing and the slide is partially out of said casing.

SAMUEL J. WINSLOW.

